The FedEx Cup playoffs create turmoil, and players who have had mediocre/bad seasons can turn it around with wins and high finishes. For example, the 2,500 points awarded to the winner at the Barclays would most likely bump no. 125, Robert Allenby, into the top-5 of the FedEx Cup standings.

Allenby is among the roughly 37 players at the Barclays who must make the cut to have a chance to move on to the second playoff event, the Deutsche Bank Championship.

Here is a table of the “likely” scenarios for the Barclays, via PGATour.com: